Assessing the impact of “liberalisation” on auditor behaviour: Accounting research in politically charged contexts

Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 562-592

  Caramanis, Constantinos V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0009051172     PISSN: 09513574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09513579810239855     Document Type: Article

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